The unusually cold weather hitting California has introduced a new word to many: graupel.
hitting California has introduced a new word to many: graupel.
That, meteorologists say, is the term for the frozen precipitation reported Wednesday in parts of the Central Valley — not snow, but little pellets created when water droplets freeze on falling snowflakes.The result is small balls of rime, up to two-tenths of an inch across. They have a soft, wet feel, something like bits of styrofoam.
Hail, by contrast, is solid ice, and it’s larger. Hail is almost always the result of a thunderstorm, as strong updrafts are needed to keep water droplets aloft as the ice forms and accumulates. Have received reports of frozen precipitation making it to the ground in the Sacramento Metro this afternoon.If it's soft/wet, it's graupel.
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